The custom of ancestor worship on the fifteenth day of the first month

When you worship your ancestors, you should prepare a bowl of glutinous rice balls with fruit on it and pray for your ancestors' blessing.

The fifteenth day of the first month is the birthday of Tianguan, and it is also a day to pray and be blessed. In the evening, the person in charge will light a lamp to worship the celestial official, hoping that the celestial official will bless and bless the prosperity of the new year. When you worship your ancestors, you should prepare a bowl of glutinous rice balls with fruit on it and pray for your ancestors' blessing.

China has been a country that pays great attention to etiquette since ancient times, especially the "filial piety culture", which takes "filial piety of all virtues first" to alert the world. In ancient times, we could only rely on the sky to eat, and we were full of awe of nature. Therefore, traditional festivals will worship our ancestors to express our gratitude.

The custom of the fifteenth day of the first month

1, solve the riddle on the lantern

Solving riddles on lanterns, also known as playing riddles, is a Lantern Festival activity added after the Southern Song Dynasty. Lantern riddles first developed from lantern riddles, which were hung on lanterns for people to guess and shoot, and began in the Southern Song Dynasty. Because riddles are enlightening and interesting, they are welcomed by all walks of life.

Step 2 walk on stilts

This is a popular folk performance. Stilts originally belonged to one of hundreds of ancient dramas in China, which appeared as early as the Spring and Autumn Period. In some folk festivals, dancers perform in the square with long wooden stilts tied to their feet. Walking on stilts is very skillful, lively and diverse, and easy to move. It is no different from an activity stage, so it is deeply loved by the masses.

3, lion dance

Lion dance is an excellent folk art in China. Whenever the Lantern Festival or the celebration of the General Assembly, people always come to the lion dance to entertain. This custom originated in the Three Kingdoms period and was popular in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. It has a history of 1000 years.